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This page describes on how to configure
Outlook Express to be used with the hostmeister IMAP
server. It includes steps on how to encrypt the
traffic between the client and the server using SSL.
If this is the
first time you opened Outlook Express you will automatically
invoke the account wizard. If you used OE before on
your commuter, the wizard will not start. The steps to
add an account manually or with the wizard are identically.
To invoke the wizard click TOOLS-ACCOUNTS-MAIL
Click the MAIL tab and select ADD and choose MAIL
Enter your first and last name. This information is
used for the FROM field for any emails you may send.
Click NEXT.
Enter your email address as shown in the example. Make
sure your address is entered correctly. Most accounts
hosted with us are configured using your first initial and
last name followed by the @ sign and the domain name.
If your name is for example "John Smith" and your domain is
sampledomain.com you would enter:
Click NEXT and select IMAP from the server type dropdown,
enter in both IMAP and SMTP server fields "mail.hostmeister.com":
Click next, your username should be pre-populated.
Enter your password and check of "Remember password".
Verify that SPA is unchecked and
click NEXT. You may change your password using your
web mail account.
Click FINISH. You will return "Internet Accounts"
screen. Highlight the account you just created and
click PROPERTIES:
Select the SERVERS tab and check of the box "My server
requires authentication". Verify that under SETTINGS
the button "Use same settings as for my incoming server" is
selected.
Select the ADVANCED tab and enable secure communications
using SSL. The SMTP port must be manually set to port
465
Click the IMAP tab and change the Sent folder location to
"Sent":
Click OK and CLOSE to finish the account wizard.
Outlook Express will prompt you to download all folders from
the server.
Click yes and view the available folders. On new
accounts you will see 3 folders as pictured below. if
you subscribed to the optional AntiSpam filtering you will
also see a SPAM folder. Select all folders you wish to
synchronize and select OK
You will be able to view your emails after Outlook Express
has synchronized with the IMAP server. Note that your
emails will arrive under the mail.hostmeister.com account
and not the local folders inbox.
Unlike with regular POP3 email accounts IMAP is server
centric. All your emails are stored on the server.
So you can set up the same email account on your office desktop PC,
your laptop and at home. On each computer the folders
and the content will appear identical. Emails sent
from the home PC can also be viewed in the SENT folder from
the laptop. All emails are also available using a web
browser from anywhere. Simply go to
https://mail.hostmeister.com and log in to your account. |
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